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Fast Assessment of Solutions, Therapeutics, Pharmaceuticals, and SupplieS (FASTPASS) Innovative Solutions Opening

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF, District of Columbia · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH · ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)
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Responses dueTue, Nov 104:00 PM ET · District of Columbia time34 days left
PostedThu, Aug 20No amendments since
Solicitation no.ARPA-H-SOL-26-160SAM.gov
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The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) seeks innovative solutions for its FASTPASS program. This program aims to develop a near real-time, non-destructive, AI-enabled system for screening pharmaceutical products and inputs. The contract type is an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with fixed-price milestone payments.

Scope

  • Develop a near real-time, non-destructive, AI-enabled system for screening pharmaceutical products.
  • System will screen products and inputs through their packaging at ports of entry and supply-chain nodes.
Days to respond: 34
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    ARPA-H-SOL-26-160 FASTPASS ISO.pdf184 KB · 8 pages
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    Appendix A_Program and Technical Description.pdf142 KB · 11 pages
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    Appendix B_FASTPASS_Pre-Proposal Discussion Template and Instructions.pptx12.9 MB
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  • DOCX
    APPENDIX-C.0-Proposal Format and Instructions.docx66 KB
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    APPENDIX-C.1-Technical and Management Proposal Model.docx46 KB
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    APPENDIX-C.2-Task Description Document Model.docx37 KB
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    APPENDIX-C.3-Cost-Proposal-Model.docx50 KB
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    APPENDIX C.4_Milestone Payment Schedule Model.xlsx20 KB
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    ATTACHMENT D_Cost Proposal Workbook.xlsx101 KB
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    APPENDIX E-Draft OT Agreement.docx114 KB
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    APPENDIX F_Administrative National Policy Document.docx94 KB
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Details

Place of performance
Washington, District of Columbia
Buyer type
Federal
Notice type
Solicitation
Solicitation no.
ARPA-H-SOL-26-160
NAICS
NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)): 123 open RFPs
PSC
PSC AN13: 10 open RFPs
Contract type
Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) from attachment p.1
Local presence
Not required
Amendments
None since Aug 20
Contact
The FASTPASS Team
Office
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH · ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)
Email
FASTPASS@ARPA-H.GOV

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Key dates

Thu, Aug 20Posted
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Tue, Nov 10 · 4:00 PM ETResponses due · 34 days left

Change log

verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET

No amendments since posting on Thu, Aug 20; verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET.

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Fast Assessment of Solutions, Therapeutics, Pharmaceuticals, and SupplieS (FASTPASS) Innovative Solutions Opening

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Fast Assessment of Solutions, Therapeutics, Pharmaceuticals, and SupplieS (FASTPASS) program aims to develop a near real-time, non-destructive, AI-enabled system for screening pharmaceutical products and inputs through their packaging at ports of entry and other supply-chain nodes. Interested parties are invited to review the attached FASTPASS Innovative Solutions Opening, ARPA-H-SOL-26-160.

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